Lug-strap holder



F. B. RAND.

LUG STRAP HOLDER.

APPLICATION min OCT. 6. 1919.

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Patented J an. 13,1920.

' TED s'rans PATENTO 15 FREDERICK B. RAND, or SANFORD, MAI E. l

LUG-STRAP HOLDER;

Lug-Strap Holders, of which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification,-like characters on the drawingsrepresjenting like parts in each of theseveral views.

This invention relates to loom attachments and more particularly to'an improved lug strap holder adapted to beadjustably applied to the picker staff of a loom. I A. principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and cheaply'made lug strap holder that is adapted to be clamped to the picker staff adjustably according to the power requirements and in a manner soas to reinforce the picker staff instead of weakening it. To this end I provide a backing piece of wood adapted to be adjustably clamped to the picker staff and having a metallic wear piece associated therewith and cooperative with the clamping member. This backing piece is also equipped with spaced apart transverse inserted pins adapt- Specification :df Letters Patent. I

ed to hold between them the lug strap, the backing piece thus produced requiring minimum of materialand littlefifiiiis'hing and easily applied ortre ewed, in case off breakage. .rharafeg'oin na other objects and advantages of the-,invenftion will more fully appear from ,thelfcllo ving detailed description,'- 'and theJdistinctive features of noveltyiwill bepointed o u't-gin the appended claims.

the picker staff thereof equipped with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation showing a portion of the picker staff with my improved lug strap holder applied thereto;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 38' of Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 1s a detail section on line 47-4 of Fig. 3 on a larger scale.

10 indicates a fragmentary portion of the frame work of a loom and 11 indicates a cates the picker sweephaving connected therewith a lugstrap 14:;as usual. In accordance with my invention lfprovide a piece 15 preferably of wood and approxi mately ten inches or .thereabouts ,in length. Th1s p ece of wood maybe approximately square. cross A section with somewhat."

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apart to receive andhold between them the .7

lug strap 14 with a capability of easymovement and self-adjustment with respect-to 'thepicker stafi as it actuates the same. The lower port on of thisjpie'ce 15 hasa hole 18 therethrough in which engages a stud 19 projecting from a backing and wear plate 20. \The plate 20 has its sides recessed as indicated at 21 to receive the sides of a metallic clamp yoke 22 through which extends the picker staif'll as Well as the piece 15 mounted at the back thereof. a The yoke 22 1s"equipped"with "a clamping screw 23 equlpped with a usu'al-lock nut 2 1. On setting upit jscrew it engages rnily, against thepiece 5 being in turn securely tofthe pickerstafli by the clamping thereto.

It willbe noted that by: merely the plate-2O and .85 Worli and the tral quickly 7]", k .the SCIFWZ; plate is j 'eqptp'ped with projections 20 at each side .lofthe recesses 21 which are adapted tohold loosening the screw 23, the piece 15 may 1 be adjusted along the picker staff so as to .properlyposition the lug strap thereon according to-the power requirements. It is to be further particularly noted that the present lug strap holder may be very simply I and cheaply made since thewood piece 15 may be a plain square stick merely bored picker stafl which may be of usual type to receive the pins 16, 17 that may be driven and glued therein, and also bored to receive the stud 19,.requiring-no other finishing or work. thereon whatever. The

backing and wear plate 20 is likewise a' simply and cheaply produced member and the engagement of the stud 19 with the stick 15 holds this member properly assembled therewith while the engagement of the yoke 22 between the lugs or projections 2O holds the parts properly assembled with the yoke and with the picker staff. 1 consider the described construction and arrangement permitting the use of this plain square stick 15 for the holder to be of special value and importance, since so far as known to me devices of this general character heretofore proposed have required a relatively elaborate fashioning of the holder, and when a corresponding piece of wood has been employed it has required considerable finishing and work thereon to reduce it to the necessary shape for service. I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is; V

l; A lug strap holder, comprising a stick adapted to be clamped to the back of a picker staff, said stick having spaced apart pins fixed transversely therethrough to hold between'them the lug strap, and a yoke equipped for clamping said stick to the picker staff.

2. A lug strap holder, comprising a stick generally square in cross section having spaced apart pins transversely fixed therein to hold between them the lugstrap, a clamp for securing said stick to the picker stall,

and a wear plate associated with saidstick and held assembled with said clamp to be engaged thereby.

3. A lug strap holder, comprising a stick equipped with spaced apart pins to hold between them a lug strap, a yoke equipped with a clamping screw for adjustably securing said stick to a picker staff, and a wear plate having a stud socketed in said seat and equipped with projections to hold the same assembled with said yoke whereby it is engaged by said clampingscrew to clamp the stick to the picker staff.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

FREDERICK Bi RAND. 

